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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reception Areas at Large Fancy Hotels" - "Boarding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator gives a ride to a young man named Nebojsa who tells her what kinds of stories?
(a) Tall tales.
(b) Origin myths.
(c) War.
(d) Love.

2. What type of trains are discussed in the vignette entitled "Trains for Cowards" (61)?
(a) Night trains.
(b) Freight trains.
(c) International trains.
(d) Trains of thought.

3. The narrator dreams about navigating a labyrinth within which United States city?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

4. In what liquid is Verheyen's amputated body part preserved?
(a) Ether.
(b) Formaldehyde.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Gin.

5. The narrator sees a postcard meant to evoke Rome with an image of whose hand?
(a) Adam.
(b) Emperor Constantine.
(c) Pope Francis.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. The death of which composer is described within the novel Flights?

2. One vignette depicts veiled women watching a movie together that focuses on what fictional character?

3. The two businessmen sitting next to the narrator are traveling to a conference on what subject?

4. The Day of the Dead is a festival that lasts for what length of time?

5. In the vignette entitled "Dry Specimens," the narrator examines a dried and varnished what?

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